Still though, there will have to be sacrifices made.
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Durant reiterated that he’s just going to “be myself”, and said he feels the Warriors will accept him for the player he is. The fans seemed to have gotten used wearing Durant’s Golden State No. 35 and USA No. 5 jerseys during the exhibition game. Each of these averages were career-highs for Green, but his scoring average could be the one that takes the biggest hit in 2016-17. And when the shot rattled out, they groaned – as they do when that happens with Curry or Thompson.
After an understandably festive exhibition game against China at Kevin Durant’s new home arena Tuesday, Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski chimed in on the enjoyment factor.
Given the level of competition Team USA was facing – Tuesday’s 107-57 win, which followed up a 106-57 triumph over the same opponent Sunday in Los Angeles – it was easy for everyone in attendance to let their minds drift to what it will be like here next season.
While that may present a tougher set of group games for Team USA compared to most years, they still appear too deep to be upset by perennial contender France, led by Tony Parker, or pesky Australia, powered by Andrew Bogut. The Americans were stellar all throughout the game while the Chinese struggled to keep up both offensively and defensively.
“I’m looking forward to the season”. Last season, he averaged 10.1 FGA per game. He also said that he believes his new team will accept him for who he is.
Nevertheless, Green’s aggressiveness starting July 1 clearly worked, even if it wasn’t the main motivating factor in Durant signing with Golden State. Thompson drained 15 points, doing most of his damage from beyond the arc, and Green created opportunities for his team-mates while adding four points. If we have a 70 percent chance of getting Kevin Durant and not winning the Finals, I think all of a sudden we got an eight percent chance of getting Kevin Durant if we win the Finals. The way we play defense, he can play defense that way. “We won a championship with him and saw his career here, so I was really happy about that”.
“When you’re talking about guys who can score from every area on the floor, you’re talking about Kevin Durant”. “I’m so excited that he moved”.
“I didn’t lose sleep over today; I just wanted to be myself and do my normal routine”, Durant said.
However, any player that is expected to take fewer shots is accepting a sacrifice to their game.
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Krzyzewski’s latest star-studded roster sure looks untouchable just more than a week before the Rio Games begin.
